Plantain
| Plantain | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | First Aid |
| Treats | Wounds |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Fresh | 6 days |
| Location | - |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Plantain
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Plantain is a wild herb used to help wounds heal. It is a low leafy plant gathered by foraging in woods and fields.
It suits a survivor who forages and wants cuts and bites to close sooner. Its leaves are ground into a Plantain Poultice, which speeds the healing of a bandaged wound. Its cost is quantity, since each poultice takes five Plantain. A fresh herb also spoils within about a week.
Plantain comes from foraging and from farming its seeds. Drying it turns it into Plantain (Dried), which keeps far longer. The Doctor is the best occupation for first aid. It starts with the most First Aid skill. The Nurse and the Park Ranger also start with some First Aid skill.
How to Use Plantain
Plantain does its work as a poultice. The Grind Up Plantain recipe crushes five of it into a Plantain Poultice. The recipe needs a Mortar and Pestle or Ceramic Mortar and Pestle, which is kept. It must be learned first.
The poultice goes on a wound through the Plantain Poultice option on the health panel. A bandage then goes on top. Under the bandage, the poultice helps the wound heal faster than a bandage alone.
Comfrey and Wild Garlic are ground the same way. Comfrey makes a poultice for broken bones, and Wild Garlic one for infection.
Upkeep
Fresh Plantain stays good for about six days before it starts to spoil. Drying it into Plantain (Dried) stops the spoiling. Dried Plantain works in the poultice recipe just as well as fresh.
Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Plantain by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grind Up Plantain | Plantain Poultice | 
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- | /additem Base.PlantainCataplasm
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Locations
Plantain is found by foraging. It is most common in deep forest. Forest, open vegetation and farmland also hold it. It can be foraged in every season except winter. It is hard to spot without the Herbalist trait or a read copy of The Herbalist magazine. Park Rangers have a big boost to finding it.
It can also be grown from Plantain seeds. The seeds are sown from March to August, and April is the best month. A plant takes about twenty days to grow and gives four to six Plantain.
Notes
- The tooltip says it aids recovery from wounds when applied as a poultice.
- Five Plantain make one poultice.
- Drying it stops it from spoiling.
- Growing it from seed gives a steady supply.
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